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Windows 7: New drive, new Win 7...best way to restore/install programs

Got a new HDD with a new Win 7 installed...updated and ready to roll...do NOT have a system image...all backups were done using Windows Backup program.

Question now is what is the best way to restore from my backup (on an external drive) and install programs..in other words, should I try to install all the programs I can remember I had such as Picasa, Chrome, some work programs, MS Office, Adobe reader, etc FIRST or just get the files/data on the new HDD first?

New drive, new Win 7...best way to restore/install programs

Programs on second drive after clean installHello
I currently have Windows 7 Home Premuium 64 bit installed on my Samsung 120GB SSD and I want to do a clean instal. I have the majority of my programs/games on a separate Western Digital HDD and from what I understand, if I do a clean install on the OS drive then they won't work properly. ...

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Programs tried to install on my nonexistent D driveI recently removed my D partition, and I was stupid enough not to delete everything in it before removing it.
Now some programs I try to install still tries to install on to my nonexistent D drive.
Program that allows me to select where it wants to be installed are fine, but programs like steam...

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Cant install programs, cant restorealright so since my desktop build, i was uninstalling EVERYTHING from my laptop because it was all gamestuff. welp, some how in doing so, i can NOT install any other programs ( steam comes with error 2203) and i also can not restore anything.
how can i fix this? any ideas?

Install programs and application to other than C driveHi,
Whenever I install any application or a program then I want that app or program to give me the option where I want to install it. Currently, they all are being automatically installed in C drive which I don't want.
Any Idea???